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Libraries involve the acquisition, cataloguing, archiving, provision and transmission of published information. Within the context of digitalisation, developments in the area of communication and information technology in the realms of science and society, these traditional tasks of libraries are undergoing fundamental change.

In the Digital Library research field, we investigate to what extent the tasks of scientific and public libraries and usage behaviour in physical and virtual settings are actually changing, which strategies and methods can be applied for dealing with new challenges and how media can be recorded, archived and transmitted.

Specific research topics include: libraries in a state of transition, Digital Strategies for libraries, metadata management and new standards as well as Data Management and use in libraries.

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University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur

HTW Chur offers a range of bachelor’s, master’s and further education programmes in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Digital Science, Management, Multimedia Production, Photonics, Technology and Tourism. It conducts applied research and offers services across all of its disciplines. In doing so, HTW Chur contributes to the development of innovations, knowledge and solutions for society. As an institution with strong regional roots, HTW Chur attracts students from beyond the canton and even from outside Switzerland with its welcoming atmosphere. HTW Chur is an innovative and entrepreneurial university of applied sciences with around 1,700 students. Based in Graubünden, it has been part of the University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland (FHO) since 2000. The university’s history dates back to 1963 with the foundation of the 'Abendtechnikum Chur', a technical college offering evening courses.